No One Puts Branding in the Corner

In this episode of The Ron Table, we’re calling out one of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs and small business owners make: sidelining their brand and marketing voice.

We dive into:
✅ Why today's marketing feels like everyone shouting into a canyon (in the same outfit)
✅ How building a brand isn’t about a logo—it's about connection and consistency
✅ Real talk on why authenticity beats perfection every time
✅ What small business owners get wrong about marketing—and how to actually fix it
✅ Personal stories of building a brand while battling self-doubt, overthinking, and yes... grass-stained sneakers

Plus: We pull back the curtain with our special guest and resident producer, Adrienne Thart from ACR Ventures, to talk about the real struggles behind marketing, branding, and staying true to your voice.

🎧 Whether you're building your first brand or trying to reboot your business voice, this conversation will make you laugh, rethink your strategy—and maybe stop worrying about perfect shoes.

Subscribe now and pull up your chair at The Ron Table—where business gets real, life gets messy, and conversations are anything but polished.

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Tired of hearing “just start a business” like it’s some kind of life hack?
Yeah—same.

In this episode, we rip the shine right off the Instagram version of entrepreneurship and get into the stuff no one wants to talk about: the isolation, the decision fatigue, the mental load, the panic attacks, the overthinking, and the moments you seriously consider applying for a job you’d normally run from.

No formulas. No funnels. Just three entrepreneurs exposing the messy reality behind the highlight reel—like second-guessing every decision, wondering if your LLC came with a manual, and realizing “just start a business” is the worst advice ever given.

If you’ve ever felt alone in the chaos—you’re not.
Welcome to The Ron Table. Pull up a chair. We’re talking about it

Introducing: THE RON TABLE — Episode 1 is officially live!

Where real people, real entrepreneurs, and real talk crash headfirst into unfiltered, unpolished, and sometimes uncomfortable honesty.

This isn’t just another podcast. It’s a table full of bold takes, hard truths, belly laughs, and brutally honest convos about business, leadership, startups, recruiting, growth—and all the messy sh*t no one warns you about.

Whether you're leading a company, plotting your escape from your 9-to-5, or building something from scratch— pull up a chair, and maybe a strong drink.

The advice is real. The stories are raw.

The takes? Sometimes borderline ridiculous—but always what people need to hear.

This week, Nicole Gray, CTACC and I dive into what it’s REALLY like to become an entrepreneur.

-Not the Insta or FB ad versions.

-Not the “12 steps to freedom” pitch.

-Not the “Buy this course and manifest millions” BS.

Because if starting and scaling a business was that easy… the Kardashians would’ve franchised it by now.

So yeah—follow us, tune in, and welcome to The Ron Table.

We’re not here to sugarcoat it. We’re here to say the stuff everyone else is too scared to post on LinkedIn.

“You want answers?” We think you can handle the truth 😉